Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 29

1In thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141, in thetenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֕יba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in the twelfthdayH2320of themonthH2320, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440againstעַל־'al-H5921Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֣אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, andagainstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלָּֽהּ׃ku.LahH3605Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

3speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696, andsayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dragonהַתַּנִּים֙ha.ta.NimH8577that lieth in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of hisriversיְאֹרָ֑יוye.'o.RavH2975,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hathsaidH559, Myriverיְאֹרִ֖יye.'o.RiH2975is mine own, and I havemadeעֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃'a.si.Ti.niH6213it formyselfוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589.

4And I willputוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִים֙cha.chi.yimH2397in thyjawsבִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895, and I willcauseH5414thefishדְגַת־de.gat-H1710of thyriversיְאֹרֶ֖יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975tostickוְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥יve.hid.bak.TiH1692unto thyscalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193; and I willbringוְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.li.Ti.khaH5927theeupH5927outH3605of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thyriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975, withallH3605thefishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of thyriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975whichstickתִּדְבָּֽק׃tid.BakH1692unto thyscalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193.

5And I willleaveוּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָu.ne.tash.Ti.khaH5203thee thrownintoH5921thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057, thee andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of thyriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975: thou shaltfallתִּפּ֔וֹלti.PolH5307uponH5921theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704; thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808bebroughtH622togetherH622,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808gatheredתֵאָסֵ֖ףte.'a.SefH622: I havegivenנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for meat to thebeastsלְחַיַּ֥תle.chai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776and to the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

6Andallכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588they have been astaffמִשְׁעֶ֥נֶתmish.'E.netH4938ofreedקָנֶ֖הka.NehH7070to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7When theytookH8610holdH8610of thee by thyhandבַכַּף֙va.kaf.khaH3709, thou didstbreakתִּשָּׁבֵ֔רti.sha.VerH7665, and didst rendallכָּל־kol-H3605theirshouldersכָּתֵ֑ףka.TefH3802: and when theyleanedוּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤םu.ve.hi.sha.'a.NamH8172uponעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, thou brakest, and madestallכָּל־kol-H3605theirloinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ סma.te.Na.yimH4975to be at a stand.

8Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֛יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935aswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719uponעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from theemanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929.

9And thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077and awasteוְחָרְבָּ֔הve.cha.re.BahH2723; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathsaidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559, Theriverיְאֹ֥רye.'OrH2975is mine, and I havemadeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213it.

10thereforebeholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee, andagainstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thyriversיְאֹרֶ֑יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975, and willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֞יve.na.ta.TiH5414thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714anutterH5414wasteלְחָרְבוֹת֙le.cha.re.VotH2723anddesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, from the tower of Sevenehevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEthiopiaכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

11Noלֹ֤אlo'H3808footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shallpassתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674throughH5674it,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808footוְרֶ֥גֶלve.Re.gelH7272ofbeastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shallpassתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674throughH5674it,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall it beinhabitedתֵשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414thelandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714adesolationשְׁמָמָ֜הshe.ma.MahH8077in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432of thecountriesאֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776that aredesolateנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתne.sha.MotH8074, andherH5414citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892among thecitiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892that arelaidH5414wasteH8074shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: and I willscatterH2219theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, and willdisperseוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219themthroughבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecountriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

13Forthusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: At theendמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141will Igatherאֲקַבֵּ֣ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971whither they werescatteredנָפֹ֥צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327:

14and I willbringH7725againH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and willcauseH7725them toreturnH7725intoH5921thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofPathrosפַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosH6624,intoH5921thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their birth; and they shall be there a basekingdomמַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.KhahH4467.

15It shall be the basest of thekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ha.mam.la.khOtH4467;neitherH3808shall itanyH4480moreמִן־min-H4480liftH5375itselfupH5375aboveעַל־'al-H5921thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: and I willdiminishוְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔יםve.Him.'a.TimH4591them, that they shallnoH3808moreH4480ruleרְד֥וֹתre.DotH7287over thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

16And it shall benoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808moreעוֹד֩'OdH5750theconfidenceלְמִבְטָח֙le.miv.TachH4009of thehouseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bringingH2142iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771toremembranceמַזְכִּ֣ירmaz.KirH2142, when theyturnבִּפְנוֹתָ֖םbif.no.TamH6437tolookH6437afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: and they shallknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961in thesevenוָשֶׁ֙בַע֙va.She.va'H7651andtwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤יםbe.'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, in thefirstבָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןba.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in thefirstH7223dayH2320of themonthH2320, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּ֠בֶלBa.velH894causedH1961hisarmyחֵיל֜וֹchei.LoH2428toserveהֶעֱבִ֨ידhe.'e.VidH5647agreatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419serviceעֲבֹדָ֤ה'a.vo.DahH5656againstעַל־'al-H5921Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865:everyכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218wasmadeH1961baldמֻקְרָ֔חmuk.RachH7139, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605shoulderכָּתֵ֖ףka.TefH3802was peeled: yet had henoH3808wagesוְ֠שָׂכָרVe.sa.khorH7939,norH3808hisarmyוּלְחֵילוֹ֙u.le.chei.LoH2428, fromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865, for theserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656that he hadservedעָבַ֥ד'a.VadH5647againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃ ס'a.Lei.haH5921it:

19Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I willgiveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoNebuchadrezzarלִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894; and he shallcarryוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375offH5375herH5414multitudeהֲמֹנָ֜הּha.mo.NahH1995, andtakeH5375herH5414spoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998, andtakeH5375herH5414preyבִּזָּ֔הּbi.ZahH957; and it shall be thewagesשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939for hisarmyH2426.

20I havegivenH5414him thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as his recompence forwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heservedעָ֣בַד'A.vadH5647,becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they wrought formeH5414, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

21In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will IcauseH5414anhornקֶ֙רֶן֙ke.renH7161to budforthאַצְמִ֤יחַ'atz.Mi.achH6779unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I willgiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thee theopeningH6310of themouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432of them; and they shallknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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